... Or Mineral Pet rocks are OK But some people prefer more variety. The guy upstairs from he Has a 1947 Chevrolet engine block: I think his apartment is too small for it But there it is. And the family down the street With the goldfish pond in the yard Has an old ship's anchor To keep the fish company. But of all the inorganic pets in the neighborhood, The happiest is an old beer can Belonging to a small boy. It would never win a prize at a show: Too many dents And spots of rust And paint flaking off. And besides, it a brand of beer Most people don't like. But that doesn't really matter. What matters is FUN Like afternoons when they go for a walk: The can leaps joyously ahead CLATTERDY RATTLDEY CLANG BANG!! Then lies quietly waiting for its master to catch up Before leaping ahead again. I may get a beer can myself some day. But I still don't think it's right To keep a 1947 Chevrolet engine block Cooped up in such a small apartment. Thomas G. Digby written 1730 hr 2/07/76 entered 2045 hr 3/29/92 format 13:36 12/22/2001